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Karasu

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7. They normalized this shit over the last few election cycles, and all they got in return for that was being

Reply to Quiet Em (Original post)

Tue Jul 14, 2026, 05:28 PM

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pistol-whipped into submission by fascists...a predictable outcome these idiots should have seen coming from a mile away, because it comes with the territory when you push fascism.

If they had any integrity left, they wouldn't air it, but they have effectively ceded all autonomy to the state at this point.

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Four years ago networks refused to air Biden speech because it was "political" [View all] Quiet Em Tuesday OP

Okay Dems should be hollerin about this senseandsensibility Tuesday #1

Nutworks are way too RW sensitive. GreenWave Tuesday #2

Most have CAVED to Trump so far, so B.See Tuesday #3

I think we the public need to start being a little louder about the media caving to the con Quiet Em Tuesday #4

Agree. And we can start by turning them off. B.See Tuesday #5

They will never change. Gaytano70 Tuesday #9

Well if they air Trump's bullshit, they can all get fucked. Initech Tuesday #6

They normalized this shit over the last few election cycles, and all they got in return for that was being Karasu Tuesday #7

They didn't air it, because the broadcasters Quanto Magnus Tuesday #8

Money makes the world go around. warmfeet Tuesday #10

CBS will.... certainly. QueerDuck Tuesday #11

Conservative bias in the media hurts us all dlk Tuesday #12

The networks are afraid melm00se Tuesday #13

Will Trump do everything he can to punish networks that don't broadcast his speech? Martin Eden Tuesday #14

Or, they can televise it and everyone "clicks" off their TVs in protest FakeNoose Wednesday #15

This! Joinfortmill Wednesday #21

Remember, it's been documented that the more Americans see of Trump, Deminpenn Wednesday #16

Of course now and forever it will be crickets from them because Biden Bengus81 Wednesday #17

They've rigged the system. We've got to get a majority and un-rig it. Martin68 Wednesday #18

and have owners near open windows up high WorseDayEver Wednesday #22

Lawyer question- class action? cpamomfromtexas Wednesday #19

Networks are not friends of democracy. Joinfortmill Wednesday #20

Fascist tools. In more ways than one. Karasu Wednesday #23

Biden never threatened the First Amendment. SleeplessinSoCal Wednesday #24